eurlex_consolidated
Read-onlyIdempotent
Fetch the latest consolidated text of an EU legal act with all amendments merged. Identify by CELEX ID or document type, year, and number.
Instructions
Fetches the latest consolidated (currently in-force) version of an EU legal act via ELI, with all amendments merged in. Identify the act with celex_id (e.g. "32016R0679") OR with doc_type + year + number — provide exactly one of the two. celex_id must be a sector-3 secondary-law CELEX (3YYYY[R|L|D]NNNN).
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | No | Year of the act, e.g. 2024. Required together with doc_type and number when celex_id is not used. | |
| format | No | Output format: xhtml=structured XHTML, plain=text with XHTML tags stripped | xhtml |
| number | No | Document number, e.g. 1689. Required together with doc_type and year when celex_id is not used. | |
| offset | No | Character offset for pagination (0-based) | |
| celex_id | No | CELEX ID of the original act, e.g. "32016R0679" (GDPR). Alternative to doc_type + year + number — provide exactly one of the two input forms. Must be a sector-3 secondary-law CELEX (pattern 3YYYY[R|L|D]NNNN). | |
| doc_type | No | Document type: reg=regulation, dir=directive, dec=decision. Alternative to celex_id — provide together with year and number. | |
| language | No | Language of the returned text, as a Cellar 3-letter code (any of the 24 official EU languages, e.g. DEU, ENG, FRA, POL, SPA) | DEU |
| max_chars | No | Maximum number of characters returned |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | Yes | ||
| number | Yes | ||
| offset | Yes | The offset this window was sliced from | |
| content | Yes | The consolidated text in the requested window/format | |
| eli_url | Yes | ELI URL of the consolidated act | |
| doc_type | Yes | ||
| language | Yes | ||
| truncated | Yes | True when more text remains beyond this window | |
| next_offset | Yes | Offset to request next, or null when there is no more content | |
| total_chars | Yes | Length of the full processed document | |
| returned_chars | Yes | Length of `content` | |
| consolidated_celex | Yes | Resolved consolidated CELEX, e.g. "02016R0679-20160504" | |
| consolidation_date | Yes | ISO date from the CELEX "-YYYYMMDD" suffix, or null when absent |